My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MY MOTHER’S WEDDING!

My Mother’s Wedding is notable for being the directorial debut for Kristin Scott Thomas, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Diana (Thomas) has three daughters from two previous marriages, both ending in widowhood, and now in her third age, she wants to run out the clock with bumbling old timer and unfortunately-surnamed Geoff Loveglove (James Fleet – The Feud).

Of the three girls, Victoria (Sienna Miller – Jack Ryan: Ghost War) is a famous actress who makes girlboss movies that actually turn a profit, unlike – sadly, Ballerina, and no doubt the same will go for the upcoming Supergirl movie, Georgina (Emily Beecham – William Tell) is a nurse, and Katherine (Scarlett Johansson – who also had her own recent directorial debut with Eleanor The Great) is a Royal Navy captain – following in the footsteps of her late father – for whom she has fond memories, who’s about to take command of a new ship, whilst also having an unconvincing lesbian relationship with Jack (Freida Pinto – Hillbilly Elegy).

As the film runs just 90 minutes before the end credit begin, there’s not too much delay before we get to the event in the title, but after that, there’s a load of pointless arguments to eek out the running time, showing that My Mother’s Wedding should’ve just been a one-hour BBC2 play, at best.

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There’s a potentially interesting moment when James Fleet accidentally stumbles into Sienna Miller’s bedroom, resulting in her sitting up bolt upright and topless… except for the fact that the camera is positioned behind her. It’s a 15-certicate, but when it comes to female breasts… none for us!

In fact, the only reason for the 15-cert comes when it’s shown to one of the sisters that her husband has been playing away from home, the video being displayed on a poor quality iPad screen (or maybe the visual issues were down to my lack of trying to keep my eyes open during this tedious mess). Beyond that, it’s mostly PG-rated fluff, with occasional 12-cert behaviour.

Overall, My Mother’s Wedding is as dull as a REAL wedding.

However, what did make it slightly interesting came beforehand, when two women were wittering away, two rows behind me. It even continued into the film’s opening studio logos, in hushed tones:

Me (turning round): “We can all hear you”.
Woman on left: “We’ll stop when the film starts”.
Me: “It has”.

Thankfully, not a peep after that, but I had to nip it in the bud to make them aware that they are NOT in their front room, and this is NOT fucking Gogglebox!

Still, as a point of reference, the BBFC’s timing of a film actually starts when their title card appears.

NOTE: The are no mid- nor post-credits scenes.

My Mother’s Wedding is in cinemas now, and is available to pre-order on DVD.

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My Mother’s Wedding – Official Trailer – Vertical

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Detailed specs:

Cert:
Running time: 95 minutes
Release date: May 29th 2026
Studio: Vertical
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cinema: Odeon Trafford Centre
Rating: 0/10

Director: Kristin Scott Thomas
Screenplay: Kristin Scott Thomas, John Micklethwait
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Steven Rales
Music: Rolfe Kent

Cast:
Katherine: Scarlett Johansson
Victoria: Sienna Miller
Georgina: Emily Beecham
Diana: Kristin Scott Thomas
Geoff: James Fleet
Steve: Samson Kayo
Clara: Lydia Jones
Daisy: Josephine Jones
Skylar: Ziggy Gardner
Marcus: Fflyn Edwards
Tom: Jamie Schneider
Charlie: Mark Stanley
Jeremy: Joshua McGuire
Jack: Freida Pinto
Belkis: Sindhu Vee
Ken (Best Man): Roger Ashton Griffiths
Vicar: Daniel Cook
Stuart: Paul Hunter
The Grand Fromage: Thibault de Montalembert
Tamzin: Rebecca Yeo

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